According to a post from the James Beard Foundation site, Susan Regis of Shepard in Cambridge and Karen Akunowicz of Myers + Chang in Boston's South End are both nominees for Best Chef: Northeast, Joanne Chang of Flour (multiple locations) is a nominee for Outstanding Baker, and Maura Kilpatrick of Oleana in Cambridge is a nominee for Outstanding Pastry Chef. The winners of the James Beard awards will be chosen on May 2 at Lyric Opera of Chicago.
For a complete list of the nominees, please go to the link below:
http://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2016-james-beard-award-nominees
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